Research Interests

As an NSF postdoctoral scholar, I work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in collaboration Allen Collins and Ann Tarrant, on life cycle evolution in jellyfish Many organisms, including frogs, butterflies and jellyfish, live complex lives with juveniles that look strikingly different from adults. I use jellyfish as a model system to study how these complex life cycles evolve and change over time. To learn more about these topics please take a look at my scientific publications and outreach below.